Vermont Health and
agriculture officials are urging anyone who consumed unpasteurized milk from a
cow on a Charlotte farm that died of rabies earlier this week to consult
with a health care professional.

The
state Health Department says it made an error in a recent report that pointed
to higher cancer rates in towns surrounding an old asbestos mine in northern Vermont. But it says the study still shows higher rates of
another asbestos-related disease.

Aggressive,
antibiotic-resistant infections have
been a problem in hospitals for decades. Health officials say the main
offender in Vermont communities is a strain of staph infection known as
MRSA. Vermont does not keep track of the number of MRSA infections,
but indications are they're on the rise.
VPR's
Susan Keese has more.

For
each of the last 10 years, the federal government has underestimated the number
of people who are infected with HIV. Advocates
say they hope the more accurate statistics will mean the federal government
will do a better job of addressing the pandemic in the next year.
VPR's
Ross Sneyd has more.

Vermont
lawmakers are investigating whether the state Health Department broke the law
by changing its methods for measuring radiation emitted by the Vermont Yankee
nuclear plant without getting the approval of a legislative committee.

The
Vermont Health Department says a shortage of a vaccine for shingles is due to a
bottleneck in manufacturing. On Monday the Department's Burlington office announced it had run out of the shingles
vaccine.

Smoking
rates in Vermont have been dropping steadily, but 18 percent of adults
are still hooked.
Studies
show that about 70 percent of all smokers want to quit. If you're one of them, the
Vermont Health Department hopes you'll check out their newly revamped Quit
Network to find free tips and other help.